ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (AFP, AP) - Kazakhstan observed a national day of mourning on Saturday (Dec 28) after12 people diedwhen an airliner crashed shortly after takeoff and slammed into a house.

Witnesses spoke of the terrified screams of passengers as the plane with 98 people onboard came down on the edge of the country's biggest city Almaty last Friday, but many managed to walk away without serious injury.